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Miguel Ángel Muñoz Blanco (born 4 July 1983) is a Spanish actor and singer.


Career

Muñoz began his career as an actor at the age of eleven in the film '' El Palomo cojo'' (1995), followed by many television appearances. From 1997 to 1998, he was a regular on the soap opera ''
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'', played a recurring character from 2000 to 2002 on the series '' Compañeros'', and dubbed the voice of Sinbad in the Spanish version of the 2003 American
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'' Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas''. From 2002 to 2004, Muñoz starred as Roberto Arenales on the television series ''
Un Paso Adelante ''Un paso adelante'' (''One Step Forward'') is a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980s TV series '' Fame''. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005. It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking c ...
'', for which he took dance classes. The series, much like the American show '' Fame'', was set in a performing arts school. It became an international hit and proved to be the breakout role for Muñoz. Muñoz joined several of his castmates to form the band ''Upa Dance'', including:
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, Pablo Puyol, Monica Cruz, Silvia Marty, Edu Del Prado and
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. The group released four albums, from 2002 to 2005, all scoring in the top 5 on the charts in Spain (two at Nº1), with one also reaching Nº1 on the charts in France. In 2004, Muñoz released the single "
Dirás que estoy loco "Diras que estoy loco" is a 2006 song recorded by Spanish singer and actor Miguel Ángel Muñoz Miguel Ángel Muñoz Blanco (born 4 July 1983) is a Spanish actor and singer. Career Muñoz began his career as an actor at the age of eleven in ...
", a song he had performed in the series. The song was ranked Nº1 in Spain for eleven consecutive weeks, selling 180 000 copies. In 2006, Muñoz released his first solo album, ''M.A.M.'', which was certified Gold in Italy and Silver in France. The album included "Dirás que estoy loco", which was released as a single across Europe, reaching Nº2 on the charts in Italy and peaking at Nº3 in France. In 2008, Muñoz won a
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Award for ''M.A.M.''. Along with his success as a recording artist, Muñoz continued acting, performing steadily on television and film, and appearing on stage in ''El Cartero Neruda'' in 2006. He also joined the series ''
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'' in 2006. Muñoz appeared in the film ''
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'' (2006) and the horror film ''Intrusos en Manasés'' (2008). From 2007 to 2008, Muñoz acted in the title role of Úlises in the series ''El síndrome de Úlises''. In 2010, Muñoz played his first high-profile English-speaking role as Antegua in the miniseries '' Ben Hur''. In 2011, he was Toti Blanco in the series ''Vida loca''. The following year, he joined the third season of '' Capadocia'', playing the character Hector Bolaños. In late 2014 Muñoz made it to fourth place as a contestant on the fifth season of the series ''
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'', in France. He finished in fourth place with his partner, Fauve Hautot.


Personal life

From 2018 to 2020, Muñoz was in a relationship with
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.


Filmography


Stage credits


Discography


Studio albums with UPA Dance


Solo studio albums


Solo singles


Master Chef Celebrity

In 2016 Muñoz won the first Master Chef Celebrity of Spain. He chose charity Fundación Pequeño Deseo as the recipient of his €75,000 prize.


References


External links


Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, Miguel Angel 1983 births Living people Male actors from Madrid Singers from Madrid Spanish male dancers Spanish male film actors Spanish male models Spanish male stage actors Spanish male television actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Spanish male child actors Participants in French reality television series 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish male singers